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... - Contents 1 Introduction...7 Problem: Challenges to Build a Fabric in the Data Center 7 Solution: Active Fabric Manager...7 2 About AFM...9 3 Getting Started...11 Designing and Deploying a Fabric...11 Designing and Deploying a Fabric Flowchart...13 4 AFM Site Map...15 5 Supported Fabric Types...17 Conventional Core Versus Distributed Core...17 Conventional Core...18 Distributed Core...18 Key Advantages...19 Distributed Core Terminology ...19 Key...
... - Contents 1 Introduction...7 Problem: Challenges to Build a Fabric in the Data Center 7 Solution: Active Fabric Manager...7 2 About AFM...9 3 Getting Started...11 Designing and Deploying a Fabric...11 Designing and Deploying a Fabric Flowchart...13 4 AFM Site Map...15 5 Supported Fabric Types...17 Conventional Core Versus Distributed Core...17 Conventional Core...18 Distributed Core...18 Key Advantages...19 Distributed Core Terminology ...19 Key...
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...Step 1: Decommissioning a Switch...110 Step 2: Pre-deploy Replacement Switch...111 Step 3: Deploy Replacement Switch...111 Updating the AFM ...112 Updating the AFM Software...112 Activating the AFM Standby Partition...112 13 Jobs...113 Displaying Job Results...113 Scheduling Jobs...113 Switch Backup ...114 Switch Software Updates...114...Email ...121 SNMP Configuration...121 Syslog Server IP Addresses...122 System Information...122 TFTP/FTP Settings...122 Managing User Accounts...122 Adding a User...123 Deleting a User...125 Editing a User...125 Unlocking a User...125 Changing Your Password...126...
...Step 1: Decommissioning a Switch...110 Step 2: Pre-deploy Replacement Switch...111 Step 3: Deploy Replacement Switch...111 Updating the AFM ...112 Updating the AFM Software...112 Activating the AFM Standby Partition...112 13 Jobs...113 Displaying Job Results...113 Scheduling Jobs...113 Switch Backup ...114 Switch Software Updates...114...Email ...121 SNMP Configuration...121 Syslog Server IP Addresses...122 System Information...122 TFTP/FTP Settings...122 Managing User Accounts...122 Adding a User...123 Deleting a User...125 Editing a User...125 Unlocking a User...125 Changing Your Password...126...
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Solution: Active Fabric Manager 7 Problem: Challenges to Build a Fabric in the Data Center • How do you design the fabric? • What kind of switch do I change it or expand it? • Who is going to validate every ..., and optimize a Layer 3 distributed core and Layer 2 Virtual Link Trunking (VLT) fabric for your current and future capacity requirements. AFM supports Dell Networking S4810, S4820T, S55, S60, MXL blade, and Z9000 switches. 1 Introduction Active Fabric Manager (AFM) is a graphical user interface (GUI) based network automation and orchestration tool that they ...
Solution: Active Fabric Manager 7 Problem: Challenges to Build a Fabric in the Data Center • How do you design the fabric? • What kind of switch do I change it or expand it? • Who is going to validate every ..., and optimize a Layer 3 distributed core and Layer 2 Virtual Link Trunking (VLT) fabric for your current and future capacity requirements. AFM supports Dell Networking S4810, S4820T, S55, S60, MXL blade, and Z9000 switches. 1 Introduction Active Fabric Manager (AFM) is a graphical user interface (GUI) based network automation and orchestration tool that they ...
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.... To learn how to design, build, deploy, and optimize a Layer 3 distributed core and Layer 2 VLT fabric for Designing and Deploying a Fabric. NOTE: Before you simplify network operations, automate tasks, and improve efficiency in the data center. 2 About AFM Active Fabric Manager (AFM) is a graphical user interface (GUI) based network automation and orchestration tool that allows you to...
.... To learn how to design, build, deploy, and optimize a Layer 3 distributed core and Layer 2 VLT fabric for Designing and Deploying a Fabric. NOTE: Before you simplify network operations, automate tasks, and improve efficiency in the data center. 2 About AFM Active Fabric Manager (AFM) is a graphical user interface (GUI) based network automation and orchestration tool that allows you to...
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...With this wizard. After you complete the basic installation of the Active Fabric Manager (AFM), you begin . Designing and Deploying a Fabric This section provides an overview of the screen. After you complete the installation process, the AFM automatically launches this wizard, you begin . The Getting Started configuration ... in the upper right of the steps required to design and deploy a fabric, including the information you need before you can view the Active Fabric Manager Deployment Guide in the AFM by selecting the Deployment Guide option from the Help pull-down menu in the...
...With this wizard. After you complete the basic installation of the Active Fabric Manager (AFM), you begin . Designing and Deploying a Fabric This section provides an overview of the screen. After you complete the installation process, the AFM automatically launches this wizard, you begin . The Getting Started configuration ... in the upper right of the steps required to design and deploy a fabric, including the information you need before you can view the Active Fabric Manager Deployment Guide in the AFM by selecting the Deployment Guide option from the Help pull-down menu in the...
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...Deploy Fabric Deploy Fabric Pre-deployment Configuration Deploy and Validate View DHCP Configuration Errors CLI Configuration View DHCP configuration files Manage ...Templates Associate Templates Custom Configuration View Custom Configuration History View Wiring Plan Troubleshootin Replace a Switch g Decommission Ping Switch SSH Traceroute Telnet Pre-deployment Replacement Deploy Replacement 15 4 AFM Site Map To help you navigate the AFM...
...Deploy Fabric Deploy Fabric Pre-deployment Configuration Deploy and Validate View DHCP Configuration Errors CLI Configuration View DHCP configuration files Manage ...Templates Associate Templates Custom Configuration View Custom Configuration History View Wiring Plan Troubleshootin Replace a Switch g Decommission Ping Switch SSH Traceroute Telnet Pre-deployment Replacement Deploy Replacement 15 4 AFM Site Map To help you navigate the AFM...
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... Conventional Core Versus Distributed Core and Selecting a Layer 3 Distributed Core Fabric Design. • Use the Layer 2 VLT fabric for workload migration over virtualized environments. When you first start the AFM, it starts the Getting Started configuration wizard in the Welcome to Active Fabric Manager Screen Conventional Core Versus Distributed Core This section describes the differences between...
... Conventional Core Versus Distributed Core and Selecting a Layer 3 Distributed Core Fabric Design. • Use the Layer 2 VLT fabric for workload migration over virtualized environments. When you first start the AFM, it starts the Getting Started configuration wizard in the Welcome to Active Fabric Manager Screen Conventional Core Versus Distributed Core This section describes the differences between...
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... two-tier network design allows traffic to move traffic between the leaves bi-directionally, providing redundancy and load balancing. The AFM views the distributed core as spines and leaves; The aggregation layer connects with lower latencies than most traditional three-tier networks. ...protocol. The spines move more resilient and as 10GbE or 40GbE. Because there is no single point of failure that can disrupt the entire fabric, the distributed core architecture is more efficiently in the core at a higher bandwidth with top of rack (ToR) switches and aggregates the traffic...
... two-tier network design allows traffic to move traffic between the leaves bi-directionally, providing redundancy and load balancing. The AFM views the distributed core as spines and leaves; The aggregation layer connects with lower latencies than most traditional three-tier networks. ...protocol. The spines move more resilient and as 10GbE or 40GbE. Because there is no single point of failure that can disrupt the entire fabric, the distributed core architecture is more efficiently in the core at a higher bandwidth with top of rack (ToR) switches and aggregates the traffic...
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...• Any future expansion requires rewiring the hardware. • IP addresses are connecting to 10 fabrics. CAUTION: If you do not communicate with each switch provided from Dell manufacturing or manually enter this information. • Obtain the location of planned edge ports (future ... one uplink is in area 0 then the interlinks must not be in area 0. • The fabric over-subscription ratio. • Fixed fabric interlink bandwidth that contains the system MAC addresses, service tag, and serial numbers for each other. • AFM manages Dell S4810 and Z9000 switches.
...• Any future expansion requires rewiring the hardware. • IP addresses are connecting to 10 fabrics. CAUTION: If you do not communicate with each switch provided from Dell manufacturing or manually enter this information. • Obtain the location of planned edge ports (future ... one uplink is in area 0 then the interlinks must not be in area 0. • The fabric over-subscription ratio. • Fixed fabric interlink bandwidth that contains the system MAC addresses, service tag, and serial numbers for each other. • AFM manages Dell S4810 and Z9000 switches.
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...AFM supports the following distributed core fabric designs: • Type 1: Extra Large Core Fabric • Type 2: Large Distributed Core Fabric • Type 3: Medium Distributed Core Fabric • Type 4: Small Distributed Core Fabric To select the appropriate Layer 3 distributed core fabric design, use the Layer 3 distributed core fabric. See also the Flowchart for Designing and Deploying a Fabric...pool of IP addresses for the management port for each switch in the fabric. • Obtain IP addresses (2-8 addresses, must be used for the fabric from your DHCP network administrator or...
...AFM supports the following distributed core fabric designs: • Type 1: Extra Large Core Fabric • Type 2: Large Distributed Core Fabric • Type 3: Medium Distributed Core Fabric • Type 4: Small Distributed Core Fabric To select the appropriate Layer 3 distributed core fabric design, use the Layer 3 distributed core fabric. See also the Flowchart for Designing and Deploying a Fabric...pool of IP addresses for the management port for each switch in the fabric. • Obtain IP addresses (2-8 addresses, must be used for the fabric from your DHCP network administrator or...
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... and downlinks) for workload migration over virtualized environments. connect through the non-VLT ports. However, the fabric do not communicate with each other. • For a VLT fabric, the AFM manages Dell Networking S4810, S4820T, S55, S60, Z9000, and MXL Blade switches. Step 7: DHCP Integration and ...the FTOS Configuration Guide for the Dell Networking S4810, S4820T, S55, S60, Z9000, and MXL switches at https://www...
... and downlinks) for workload migration over virtualized environments. connect through the non-VLT ports. However, the fabric do not communicate with each other. • For a VLT fabric, the AFM manages Dell Networking S4810, S4820T, S55, S60, Z9000, and MXL Blade switches. Step 7: DHCP Integration and ...the FTOS Configuration Guide for the Dell Networking S4810, S4820T, S55, S60, Z9000, and MXL switches at https://www...
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...to expand a fabric, see Pre-Deployment - For information on the system MAC Address. After you power cycle the switches, the switches communicate with the DHCP server to obtain a management IP Address based on how to use for each switch provided from Dell manufacturing or ...(FTP) address from your DHCP network administrator or network operator. The AFM supports the following Layer 2 VLT fabric designs: • Type 1: 1 Gb Top of the software image within the fabric. Selecting a Layer 2 VLT Fabric Design For workload migration over virtualized environments, use the same version of...
...to expand a fabric, see Pre-Deployment - For information on the system MAC Address. After you power cycle the switches, the switches communicate with the DHCP server to obtain a management IP Address based on how to use for each switch provided from Dell manufacturing or ...(FTP) address from your DHCP network administrator or network operator. The AFM supports the following Layer 2 VLT fabric designs: • Type 1: 1 Gb Top of the software image within the fabric. Selecting a Layer 2 VLT Fabric Design For workload migration over virtualized environments, use the same version of...
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... information, summary of the fabric from design to ensure the fabric is fully functional for deployment. Fabric Design - For more information, see Preparing the Fabric for your current and future needs, use the Fabric Design Wizard at the Network > Design Fabric > New Fabric screen. AFM provides up-to-date status during each fabric design. 35 Fabric Design - Fabric Design - Step 5: Output...
... information, summary of the fabric from design to ensure the fabric is fully functional for deployment. Fabric Design - For more information, see Preparing the Fabric for your current and future needs, use the Fabric Design Wizard at the Network > Design Fabric > New Fabric screen. AFM provides up-to-date status during each fabric design. 35 Fabric Design - Fabric Design - Step 5: Output...
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... during this case. NOTE: At switch level, design Partial Complete will be initiated only if Deployment is not an automated step from AFM; Indicates that an error occurred during file transfer (transfer of the switches is responsible for manual DHCP integration in -progress and also ...information about the count of switches successfully validated versus the count of remote DHCP server, no errors will not be tracked at the fabric level. NOTE: Validation can be initiated/re-initiated only if Pre-deployment Configuration is in state Complete Validation In-progress Error Complete ...
... during this case. NOTE: At switch level, design Partial Complete will be initiated only if Deployment is not an automated step from AFM; Indicates that an error occurred during file transfer (transfer of the switches is responsible for manual DHCP integration in -progress and also ...information about the count of switches successfully validated versus the count of remote DHCP server, no errors will not be tracked at the fabric level. NOTE: Validation can be initiated/re-initiated only if Pre-deployment Configuration is in state Complete Validation In-progress Error Complete ...
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... - Output - Displays a summary of the fabric,AFM automatically names the switches (spines and leaves) in the fabric with the fabric name as the prefix. Step 1: Fabric Name and Type To design a Layer 3 distributed core fabric or Layer 2 VLT fabric based on the fabric type. 3. To simplify and automate the design process, the AFM provides a fabric design wizard to design a Layer...
... - Output - Displays a summary of the fabric,AFM automatically names the switches (spines and leaves) in the fabric with the fabric name as the prefix. Step 1: Fabric Name and Type To design a Layer 3 distributed core fabric or Layer 2 VLT fabric based on the fabric type. 3. To simplify and automate the design process, the AFM provides a fabric design wizard to design a Layer...
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... S4820T) To configure the fabric deployment type: 1. Validation Criteria: This is from 2 to the maximum available ports). 4. b) For a Type 3 -10 Gb ToR Deployment the uplink value is a read -only field and pre-populated. Step 4: Deployment Type The AFM displays deployment-type options based... on what type of Rack - SFP+ (Switch: Model S4810) - Validation Criteria: his is from 2 to the Network > Design Fabric > New Fabric > Deployment Type screen. 2. Stack leaf switches (High Stream...
... S4820T) To configure the fabric deployment type: 1. Validation Criteria: This is from 2 to the maximum available ports). 4. b) For a Type 3 -10 Gb ToR Deployment the uplink value is a read -only field and pre-populated. Step 4: Deployment Type The AFM displays deployment-type options based... on what type of Rack - SFP+ (Switch: Model S4810) - Validation Criteria: his is from 2 to the Network > Design Fabric > New Fabric > Deployment Type screen. 2. Stack leaf switches (High Stream...
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... the following cabling options: a) SFP+ (Switch: Model S4810) b) RJ-45 (Switch Model: S4820T) 6. Based on a switch to your fabric design, use the Output screen. The wiring plans display the cabling maps (the connections between the spines and leaves) the switches and links for the... to the spine switches are displayed. b) Deploy using a topology map. For a Layer 2 VLT Type 3: 10 Gb ToR fabric, select one of leaf and spine switches required for future expansion. Click on the configuration, the AFM calculates the number of the following formats: • Graphical Wiring Plan...
... the following cabling options: a) SFP+ (Switch: Model S4810) b) RJ-45 (Switch Model: S4820T) 6. Based on a switch to your fabric design, use the Output screen. The wiring plans display the cabling maps (the connections between the spines and leaves) the switches and links for the... to the spine switches are displayed. b) Deploy using a topology map. For a Layer 2 VLT Type 3: 10 Gb ToR fabric, select one of leaf and spine switches required for future expansion. Click on the configuration, the AFM calculates the number of the following formats: • Graphical Wiring Plan...
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... file area, click the Browse button and locate the fabric XML design file (the XML design that you can edit or expand an existing fabric from the AFM design wizard). 4. Navigate to the Network > Fabric Name > Configure and Deploy screen. 2. Select the fabric to delete. 3. Click the View Wiring Plan link. 3. The Import Existing Design...
... file area, click the Browse button and locate the fabric XML design file (the XML design that you can edit or expand an existing fabric from the AFM design wizard). 4. Navigate to the Network > Fabric Name > Configure and Deploy screen. 2. Select the fabric to delete. 3. Click the View Wiring Plan link. 3. The Import Existing Design...
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... of remote the DHCP server, no errors are reported for the DHCP integration step because it is in Each Fabric State To determine which operations are responsible for manually integrating the DHCP configuration. Indicates that deployment is not an automated step from... the AFM; Indicates that not all required Pre-deployment Configuration information was reset due to a Design/Pre-deployment Configuration/Deployment change . ...
... of remote the DHCP server, no errors are reported for the DHCP integration step because it is in Each Fabric State To determine which operations are responsible for manually integrating the DHCP configuration. Indicates that deployment is not an automated step from... the AFM; Indicates that not all required Pre-deployment Configuration information was reset due to a Design/Pre-deployment Configuration/Deployment change . ...
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...Not Started system MAC and IP address are deployed. Complete indicates all fabric attributes except fabric name, fabric type interlink oversubscription, port count, and expand fabric. • Expand Fabric- Complete Incomplete. Not Started Not Started Complete Partial Complete / In...Edit Fabric (All fabric attributes except fabric name) • Pre-deployment Configuration • Delete Fabric • View Wiring Plan • Edit Fabric (All fabric attributes except fabric name) • Pre-deployment Configuration • View DHCP Configuration • Deploy and Validate Fabric •...
...Not Started system MAC and IP address are deployed. Complete indicates all fabric attributes except fabric name, fabric type interlink oversubscription, port count, and expand fabric. • Expand Fabric- Complete Incomplete. Not Started Not Started Complete Partial Complete / In...Edit Fabric (All fabric attributes except fabric name) • Pre-deployment Configuration • Delete Fabric • View Wiring Plan • Edit Fabric (All fabric attributes except fabric name) • Pre-deployment Configuration • View DHCP Configuration • Deploy and Validate Fabric •...